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Nikolai tossed all his thoughts together to try and figure out a solution to this mess. How could he steel himself? Could he fight from a distance? No, it was still an attack that he'd hesitate to execute. What about using more snakes? No, Leon was too fast. He was probably too fast for that marionette trick. What about- Nikolai's eyes widened. He looked down at his hand, staring hard at it. Complete Apathy. Could it...? Nikolai gulped thickly, his throat suddenly feeling dry as he watched his claws lengthen. This might not work, he might end up killing himself. But this was his only chance.
With his claws glowing, Nikolai took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He swung his hand towards his face, but the claws went through his head, taking a transparent part of Nikolai with it. It was like watching a spirit leave a body, but his claws kept a tight grip on the transparent side, getting tighter still until - CRASH - it shattered into millions of pieces.
Nikolai's hand fell to his side, and the man stayed standing in a slumped position with his head hanging forward. Finally, he tilted his head back. His eyes were empty.

Nikolai looked around. What an unusual feeling. No, that wasn't it. He had no feeling. There was no relief of his move working without numbing everything he had; there was no apprehension of fighting Leon; there was no thrill, no confusion, no interest. Nothing. His mind was a lot clearer now, only listing what he needed to do, and the top of that list was hunting Leon.
Nikolai looked around. No way to find Leon as is, so he'd better flush him out. The Sin stretched out one arm and swung it to the side. The ground shook slightly and a massive sandstorm began to roll in. No, it wasn't a storm. It was his purple fog crashing into the small forest to flush Leon out.
Nikolai didn't react. His expression didn't change from its robotic apathy. He wanted to find Leon, he wanted to attack him. It wasn't to save any of them.
It was because of instinct.

 

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The shaking ground nearly knocked the teacher to his knees, clinging tightly to a tree in his attempt to remain on his feet. The fog, however, proved to be a far greater match. He had to think fast, and either play into Nikolai's trap or remain int he fog which was just as bad a decision. Leon knew right then that he certainly wasn't going to win, but this wasn't going to go down easy. With a deep breath, Leon started to run, the fog nipping at his heels. "Cheater," he mumbled, feet pounding onto the ground as he ran from the dangerous fog. Leon couldn't think of a single strategy anymore. Now, he was just winging it.

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The fog rolled through the forest, causing animal after animal to fall asleep. But there was something awake inside the storm, something moving fast and to Leon.
The mist began to dissipate. The silhouette hidden inside could be seen getting closer and closer until it was right behind Leon with glowing red eyes piercing the fading fog. It was Nikolai, his arm reared back and his claws glowing. He showed no expression or hesitation, and he lunged his claws at Leon with intent to impale him.

 

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Leon honestly was no match for the surprise attack. He was wounded, nearly completely powerless, and didn't really have it in him to attack his husband again. Taking the hit, he felt an overwhelming numbing sensation overcome his body. "Nikolai," he whispered before falling back and blacking out, his weapons clattering to the ground before sinking into the dirt and disappearing.

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Leon laying at his feet, Nikolai considered his options. Reason said to stop, but instinct wanted to finish the job. There were no emotions to conflict him, but different versions of reasoning. He still remembered emotions and felt as though disappointment would have played a part here. Purple and black smoke swirled around the Sin, changing him back to normal. He crouched down and grabbed Leon as the purple smoke took over to surround them.